ant bear — /ˈænt bɛə/ (say ant bair) noun 1. a large terrestrial tropical American edentate, the great anteater, Myrmecophaga jubata, subsisting on termites, ants, and other insects, and having powerful front claws, a long, tapering snout and extensile… … Australian English dictionary

ant bear — aardvark. [1545 55] * * * common name sometimes used for the giant anteater and for the aardvark. See anteater; aardvark. * * * … Universalium

little ant-bear — Tamandu Ta*man du, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F. tamandua.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small ant eater ({Tamandua tetradactyla}) native of the tropical parts of South America. [1913 Webster] Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English